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Best London dance, September 2023

By Teresa Guerreiro on 3/10/2023

Visitors from New York and Kyiv, a riotous crowd-pleaser and lots of new choreography as London dance awakes from its summer slumbers

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Are You In Your Feelings? © Paul Kolnik

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Sadler's Wells

The month starts on a high with a Sadler's Wells residency by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the most vibrant and innovative companies from across the Atlantic. It brings four different programmes, all crammed full with lots to enjoy.

WHEN

Tuesday 5 – Saturday 16 September, 7:30pm, Mats available (consult website). Dur.: varies according to programme

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Dancing City, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival

Dance takes pride of place in this year's Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. Lots of highly original and enticing, mostly open-air performances to enjoy if the weather obliges…

WHEN

Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 September. Starting times and dur. vary according to performance

WHERE

Canary Wharf, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AB

Welcome to Campfire, The Pigeon and the Mouse. Photo: Thomas Rowell

Welcome to Campfire, The Pigeon and the Mouse, The Space Theatre

The New York duo Welcome to Campfire make their London debut with The Pigeon and the Mouse, a sci-fi love story to be shown at The Space Theatre in the Isle of Dogs.

WHEN

Saturday 9 – Monday 11 September, 7:30pm. Dur.: 55 mins

WHERE

The Space, 269 Westferry Road, London E14 3RS

Ambiguous Dance Company, Rhythm of Human © SangHoon

Ambiguous Dance Company, Rhythm of Human, Coronet Theatre

The Coronet Theatre, which has led the way in bringing Korean dance to London, hosts Ambiguous Dance Company for the UK premiere of its award-winning show Rhythm of Human.

WHEN

Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 September, 7:30pm. Dur.: 50 mins no interval

WHERE

The Coronet Theatre, Print Room, 103 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3LB

English National Ballet, Our Voices, Sadler's Wells

In its first programme under new artistic director Aaron S Watkin, English National Ballet features exciting neo-classical and contemporary choreography from Balanchine, the American dance maker Andrea Miller, and Britain's own David Dawson.

WHEN

Thursday 21 – Saturday 30 September, 7:30pm, mats Sats & Thursday 28 at 2:30pm. Dur.: 2 hours approx inc two intervals

WHERE

Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN

Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace, Peacock Theatre

Forced into exile by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv City Ballet, provisionally installed in Paris, brings its touring programme A Tribute to Peace to the Peacock Theatre.

WHEN

Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 September, 7:30pm, Wed & Sat mats at 2:30pm. Dur.: 2 hours inc one interval

WHERE

Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT

The Royal Ballet, Marianela Núñez and Vadim Muntagirov in Don Quixote © 2019 ROH. Photo: Andrej Uspenski

The Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, autumn 2023, ROH

The month ends with an explosion of colour and joyous, sunny dancing in Don Quixote, with which the Royal Ballet opens its 2023/24 season. Definitely one to lift the spirits in preparation for the coming winter.

WHEN

Saturday 30 September – Friday 17 November, 7:30pm, Sats at 1pm & 7pm. Dur.: 3 hours inc two intervals

WHERE

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Best London dance, September 2023

Visitors from New York and Kyiv, a riotous crowd-pleaser and lots of new choreography as London dance awakes from its summer slumbers

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Sadler's Wells

Dancing City, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival

Welcome to Campfire, The Pigeon and the Mouse, The Space Theatre

Ambiguous Dance Company, Rhythm of Human, Coronet Theatre

English National Ballet, Our Voices, Sadler's Wells

Kyiv City Ballet, A Tribute to Peace, Peacock Theatre

The Royal Ballet, Don Quixote, autumn 2023, ROH

London Dance

September 2023

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Dancing City

Welcome to Campfire

Ambiguous Dance Company

English National Ballet

Kyiv City Ballet

The Royal Ballet

The Royal Ballet 2023/24 Season, Autumn period

Greenwich and Docklands International Festival 2023

Royal Opera House Stream: ballet